From the legal framework of ancient Athens and the legally rich traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, to the long development of the English common law and the genesis of the U.S. Constitution, to the ensuing and enduring struggle for civil rights, the ways that different peoples have ordered their societies over the course of human history continue to influence modern legal theory and practice. Harvard Law School students enjoy unparalleled opportunities to study the historical evolution of law as contextualized within a larger world of social movements and political, cultural, and economic change.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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![Nikolas Bowie headshot]()
Nikolas Bowie
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
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![Maureen Brady headshot]()
Maureen Brady
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
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![Tomiko Brown-Nagin headshot]()
Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law
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![John C. Coates headshot]()
John C. Coates
John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics
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![Christine A. Desan headshot]()
Christine A. Desan
Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law
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![Charles Donahue headshot]()
Charles Donahue
Paul A. Freund Professor of Law
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![Noah R. Feldman headshot]()
Noah R. Feldman
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law
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![William W. Fisher headshot]()
William W. Fisher
WilmerHale Professor of Intellectual Property Law
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![John Goldberg headshot]()
John Goldberg
Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence
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![Annette Gordon-Reed headshot]()
Annette Gordon-Reed
Carl M. Loeb University Professor
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![Janet E. Halley headshot]()
Janet E. Halley
Eli Goldston Professor of Law
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![Jon D. Hanson headshot]()
Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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![Morton J. Horwitz headshot]()
Morton J. Horwitz
Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History, Emeritus
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![Elizabeth Papp Kamali headshot]()
Elizabeth Papp Kamali
Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law
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![Duncan M. Kennedy headshot]()
Duncan M. Kennedy
Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Emeritus
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![Adriaan M. Lanni headshot]()
Adriaan M. Lanni
Touroff-Glueck Professor of Law
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![Richard J. Lazarus headshot]()
Richard J. Lazarus
Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law
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![Anna Lvovsky headshot]()
Anna Lvovsky
Professor of Law
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![Kenneth W. Mack headshot]()
Kenneth W. Mack
Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law
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![Bruce H. Mann headshot]()
Bruce H. Mann
Carl F. Schipper, Jr. Professor of Law
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![Intisar A. Rabb headshot]()
Intisar A. Rabb
Professor of Law
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![Stephen Sachs headshot]()
Stephen Sachs
Antonin Scalia Professor of Law
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![Kristen A. Stilt headshot]()
Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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![Mark Tushnet headshot]()
Mark Tushnet
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Laura Weinrib headshot]()
Laura Weinrib
Fred N. Fishman Professor of Constitutional Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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![Marco Basile headshot]()
Marco Basile
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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![Jud Campbell headshot]()
Jud Campbell
William Nelson Cromwell Visiting Professor of Law
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![Jeanne Charn headshot]()
Jeanne Charn
Senior Lecturer on Law
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![Alexander Chen headshot]()
Alexander Chen
Lecturer on Law
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![Daniel R. Coquillette headshot]()
Daniel R. Coquillette
Charles Warren Visiting Professor of American Legal History
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![David Fontana headshot]()
David Fontana
Daniel P.S. Paul Visiting Professor of Constitutional Law
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Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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![Christopher S. Havasy headshot]()
Christopher S. Havasy
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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![Tamar Herzog headshot]()
Tamar Herzog
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Andrew Lanham headshot]()
Andrew Lanham
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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![Mary D. Lewis headshot]()
Mary D. Lewis
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Andrew Mergen headshot]()
Andrew Mergen
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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![Anne Orford headshot]()
Anne Orford
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
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![Sarath Sanga headshot]()
Sarath Sanga
William Nelson Cromwell Visiting Professor of Law
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![Miryam Segal headshot]()
Miryam Segal
Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Visiting Professor in Talmudic Civil Law
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![Daniel L. Smail headshot]()
Daniel L. Smail
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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| Advanced Constitutional Law | Fall 2023 Course | Noah Feldman |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory | Fall 2023 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory | Spring 2024 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| American Legal History 1776-1865 | Fall 2023 Course | Annette Gordon-Reed |
| American Legal History: From Reconstruction to the Present | Spring 2024 Course | Laura Weinrib |
| American Legal History: Law, Economy, and Society in the Era of the American Revolution | Spring 2024 Seminar | Bruce Mann |
| Animal Law | Spring 2024 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Children, Identity, and Family Law | Fall 2023 Reading Group | Elizabeth Katz |
| Classical Liberalism and the Rule of Law | Spring 2024 Seminar | Raymond M. Kethledge |
| Comparative Law: Ancient Law | Fall 2023 Course | Adriaan Lanni |